Gilbert Fairbank and Jennet

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Gilbert Fairebanke was the son of John Fairbanke. He resided in Sowerby, Yorkshire, England. Gilbert married Jennet —.

Gilbert and his father John "surrendered unto the lord's hands" lands to the use of son George and his bride-to-be Sybil Wade. These lands included a messuage (a dwelling house with its outbuildings and land), one and a half gardens, half of a barn, a croft ("Lathecroft"), two closes of land and meadow (Overholme and Netherholme), and a wood (Le Sprynge). Gilbert also surrendered 18 1/2 acres in Sowerby on the same day to the use of George and his lawful heirs by Sibyl.

Gilbert was buried 3 March 1577 at St. John the Baptist church, Halifax, Yorkshire, England. His will was made "on his deathbed," according to TAG 37:66, with Gilbert being buried the same day (though this secondary source gives the date as 4 March), and proved 16 April 1578.

Jennet was buried 16 January 1578/9 at St. John the Baptist church, Halifax, Yorkshire, England (as "Ux. Gylbt. Fayrbank," or in other words, "the wife (uxor in Latin) of Gilbert Fayrbank"). Her will was dated 13 January 1578/9 and proved 3 May 1582.

Gilbert and Jennet’s children are:

1	George Fairbank, married 1) Sybil Wade 10 May 1551 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England and 2) Johanna Mawd 15 Feb 1573/4 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England, probably buried 29 March 1610 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England (see NEHGR 166:177). Wife 1: Sybil Wade, dau. of Gilbert Waide, bur. 21 May 1573 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England - see NEHGR 166:176. Wife 2: Johanna Mawd, wid. of John Broadley.
2	William Fairebanke, probably married Isabella Horton 28 Jun 1562 (see TAG 37:67), moved to Hensall in the parish of Snaith, Yorkshire, England (see TAG 37:67). Probable wife: Isabella Horton.
3	Johanna Fairebanke, baptized 19 Jan 1544 (see TAG 37:67).
4	John Fairebanke, baptized 3 May 1547 (see TAG 37:67), married Jane Banester 28 Jan 1565/6 (see TAG 37:67), moved to Hensall in the parish of Snaith, Yorkshire, England (see TAG 37:67). Wife: Jane Banester.
5	Michael Fairbank, baptized 3 Jul 1549 (see TAG 37:67), buried 14 Sep 1549 (see TAG 37:67).
6	Hugh Fairebanke, baptized 16 Aug 1550 (see TAG 37:67), married Jane Mitchell 28 Mar 1578 (see TAG 37:67), moved to Hensall in the parish of Snaith, Yorkshire, England (see TAG 37:67). Wife: Jane Mitchell.
7	Dorothy Fairebanke, baptized 25 Mar 1553 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England, buried 18 Dec 1554 (see TAG 37:67).
8	Agnes Fairebanke, married George Harrison 14 Dec 1573 (see TAG 37:67). Husband: George Harrison.
9	Elizabeth Fairebanke, married — Brathwet. Husband: — Brathwet.
10	Edward Fairebanke, married Mary Mitchell 5 Nov 1582 in St. John the Baptist church, Halifax, Yorkshire, England. Wife: Mary Mitchell.

Summary of Sources

Ancestry.com. England, Select Marriages, 1538–1973 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. Original data: England, Marriages, 1538–1973. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013.
Ancestry.com. Yorkshire, England, Extracted Church of England Parish Records [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2001. Original data: Electronic databases created from various publications of parish and probate records.
Ancestry.com. West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1512-1812 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Original data: Yorkshire Parish Records. Leeds, England: West Yorkshire Archive Service.

Records related to Gilbert and Jennet Fairbank but not copied below in full due to copyright considerations:

Joseph, Ruth Fairbanks and Landberg, James Swan, "Jonathan Fairbank of Dedham, Massachusetts and His Family in the West Riding of Yorkshire," New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Vol. 166, Jul 2012, pgs. 165-186.
Torrey, Clarence Almon, "The English Ancestry of Jonathan Fairbanks of Dedham, Massachusetts," The American Genealogist, vol. 37, Apr 1961, pgs. 65-72.
Smith, Dean Crawford (Melinde Lutz Sanborn, ed.), The Ancestry of Eva Belle Kempton, 1878-1908, Part III, Boston: Newbury Street Press, 2004, p. 123.

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Halifax, St John the Baptist:

Burial record of Gilbert Fayrbanke — Burial
Gilbt Fayrbanke
3 Mar 1577

Burial record of the wife of Gylbert Fayrbanke — Baptism
Ux. (uxor, or wife) of
Gylbt Fayrbanke
16 Jan 1578/9

Marriage record of Edward Fayrbank and Mary Mychell — Marriage
Edward Fayrbank
and Mary Mychell
5 Nov 1582

Source: West Yorkshire Archive Service; Wakefield, Yorkshire, England; Yorkshire Parish Records; Old Reference Number: D53/1/5; New Reference Number: WDP53/1/1/5. Ancestry.com. West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1512-1812 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Original data: Yorkshire Parish Records. Leeds, England: West Yorkshire Archive Service.

England Select Marriages

Name:    George Fearbanke
Gender:    Male
Marriage Date:    10 May 1551
Marriage Place:    Halifax, York, England
Spouse:    Sibbell Wad
FHL Film Number:    496813

Source: Ancestry.com. England, Select Marriages, 1538–1973 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.
Original data: England, Marriages, 1538–1973. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013.

Yorkshire, England Extracted Church of England Parish Records

Text:    George Fearbanke Sibbell Wad
            10 May 1551
Book:    Marriages 1538--1593. (Marriage)
Collection:    Yorkshire: Halifax - Registers of Marriages and Burials, 1538-1593

Text:    Johes Brodley Johanna Mawd
            30 May 1552
Book:    Marriages 1538--1593. (Marriage)
Collection:    Yorkshire: Halifax - Registers of Marriages and Burials, 1538-1593

Text:    * Doritie filia Gilberti Fayrbanke de Sourby
               25 Mar 1553
Book:    [Book I.] Baptisms, 1538-1593. 1538 [1 (Baptism)
Collection:    Yorkshire: Halifax - Registers of Baptisms, 1538-1593

Text:    George Fayrbanke et Jenet Brodlye
            15 Feb 1573
Book:    Marriages 1538--1593. (Marriage)
Collection:    Yorkshire: Halifax - Registers of Marriages and Burials, 1538-1593

Text:    Gilbt Fayrbanke de Sourbie
            03 Mar 1577
Book:    Burials 1538--1593. (Burial)
Collection:    Yorkshire: Halifax - Registers of Marriages and Burials, 1538-1593

Text:    Edward Fayrbanke et Mary Mychell
            05 Nov 1582
Book:    Marriages 1538--1593. (Marriage)
Collection:    Yorkshire: Halifax - Registers of Marriages and Burials, 1538-1593

Source: Ancestry.com. Yorkshire, England, Extracted Church of England Parish Records [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2001. Original data: Electronic databases created from various publications of parish and probate records.

Court rolls and other records quoted in NEHGR 166:165-186

1526 19 Henry VIII. John Fairbanke surrendered "Brigbotham" &c to the use of Gilbert Fairebanke, son of the aforesaid John Fairebank and the heirs of his body lawfully begotten, rendering therefore yearly 48 s. 9 d.

14 April 1551 [Sowerby] John Fairbanke and Gilbert Fairbanke the son and heir of John...surrendered unto the lord's hands one messuage, one garden and half of one barn and one croft called Lathecroft, 2 closes of land and meadow called Overholme and Netherholme and a wood called Le Sprynge with appurtenances estimated at 5 acres now in the tenure of Humphrey Fairebank: to the use of George Fairbank, son of Gilbert, and Sibyl Wade, daughter of Gilbert Waide...

14 April 1551 [Sowerby] Gilbert Fairbanke...surrendered unto the lord's hands all and every one of those messuagees, lands, meadows, closes, tenements and rents and customs with appurtenances in Soureby estimated at 18 1/2 acres: to the use of George Fairbank, son and heir of Gilbert, and the lawfully procreated heirs of the bodies of George and Sibyl Waide, daughter of Gilbert Waide...

Source: Joseph, Ruth Fairbanks and Landberg, James Swan, "Jonathan Fairbank of Dedham, Massachusetts and His Family in the West Riding of Yorkshire," New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Vol. 166, Jul 2012, pgs. 165-186.

Note: The last two records cite Ann Weikel (ed.), The Court Rolls of the Manor of Wakefield from October 1550 to September 1552, Wakefield Court Rolls Series of the Yorkshire Archaeological Society, vol. 7, Leeds, Yorkshire, 1989, pgs. 78-79.

Wills quoted in The Ancestry of Eva Belle Kempton

Will made on his deathbed 4 March 1577/8, buried the same day. Will proved 16 April 1578.
Gilbert Fairbanke of township of Sowerbie in diocese of York. To be buried in church of churchyard at Halifax. My wife Jennett Fairbanke to have third part of my lands and goods according to the custom of the country.
One stott I have to be sold, price to be bestowed on sheep and these for the children of my children William, John, Hugh Fairbanke and Agnes Harryson and to the use of that child my daughter Elizabeth Brathwet is conceived with as they come of age. Sheep in the meantime to be ordered by George Fairbanke and Edward Fairbanke my sons. Rest of goods to my children unprovided for.
The children of mine provided for have had such part of my goods as I was able to give them so they ought not to challenge any more of my goods.
My wife to be executrix. Witnesses: James Metcalfe, clerk. George Fairebank.

Abstract of the will of Jennett Fairebank, dated 13 Jan. 1578/9, proved 3 May 1582.
Jennet Fairbanke, widow, late wife of Gilbert Fairbanke, deceased of township of Sowrby, diocese of York. To my daughters Agnes and Elizabeth, apparel at discretion of my son George Fairbanke. Rest of goods to my son Edward Fairbanke and he to be executor. Witnesses: Adum Morris, George Fairebanke.

Source: Smith, Dean Crawford (Melinde Lutz Sanborn, ed.), The Ancestry of Eva Belle Kempton, 1878-1908, Part III, Boston: Newbury Street Press, 2004, p. 123.